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WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL (PBS 2014) OUT OF PRINT!!! HARD TO FIND!!! Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Robert Klein, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, Jerry Stiller, Dick Gregory, Larry King
Why are there so many Jewish comedians? When Comedy Went to School answers this question with an entertaining portrait of this country's greatest generation of comics - the generation that includes the likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Robert Klein, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, Jerry Stiller, Dick Gregory and Larry King all of whom make appearances in the film, sharing hilarious and personal experiences.
The answer is also found in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains, aka the Borscht Belt, where Jewish immigrants transformed lush farmland into the 20th century's largest resort complex. Those Catskill hotels and bungalow colonies provided the setting for a remarkable group of young Jewish-American comedians to hone their craft and become worldwide legends, giving birth to modern day standup comedy.
It was truly When Comedy Went to School.
